“I wrote 63 songs this year. They’re all about Jeter.” Just kidding. The game we love, the players we hate, and more.
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Monologues, travelogues, fiction, and fart humor. And hens. Don’t forget the hens.
The Tomato Nation advice column addresses your questions on etiquette, grammar, romance, and pet misbehavior. Ask The Readers about books or fashion today!
Hi Sars,
I have a friend, who I’ll call R., and R. has a friend who I’ll call Fuckface. R. is a pretty good guy, but Fuckface is quite racist.
I’ve often told R. that I can’t …
(Had to.Sorry.)
To the headlines: Randolph got pink-slipped, finally, and Chien-Ming Wang broke the crap out of his foot.
I feel kind of bad for Randolph, because, although we can’t know what went on behind closed doors, …
Can’t imagine to what that quote could possibly refer?Head over to The House Next Door, where Joe R and I live-blogged Staying Alive for their joint “Summer Of ’83” feature with Movie Geeks United.
Other coverage …
I watched the first 20 minutes of They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? at Gustave’s house, months ago, but didn’t get around to watching it in its entirety until last week, and it’s worth the revisiting.I …
I bet you can, because I embarrassed myself on Mental Floss‘s grammar quiz. Two of the questions were phrased in such a way that I overthought them, but did know the right answer even though …
NPR’s song of the day is “Father’s Day,” by the official Friends Of TN Band, Guyz Nite. (That’s Mr. Stupidhead on the far left.) For dads about to rock, they salute you. …
Bookfest!Party on!Excellent!
Hi Sars,
There’s a book I read as a kid that I can’t find anywhere, nor remember the title. I was hoping your readers could help. I read it when I was about 11 or …
The 12 Days Of Summer Movies eccchs-travaganza concludes with a gem known only to HBO subscribers of the late ’80s, in which the lady who played Ray Pruit’s mama (“with one T, ’cause that’s all …
Dear Sars,
After three and a half years of a mostly great relationship, I invited my boyfriend to move in. I truly believe I was cool about it, didn’t make any ultimatums, was generally good-natured about …